Yukashi Japanese Cuisine is one of the best japanese restaurants in Toronto for date night, especially if you want a strong option in Toronto.
Yukashi occupies a specific and under-served lane in Toronto's Japanese dining scene: a room where the kaiseki tradition is taken seriously enough that the menu's architecture — its sequence, its restraint, its refusal to compete with the neighbourhood's louder omakase theatrics — becomes the whole argument.
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Hokkaido uni, fresh wasabi, steamed rice & pearl barley
Tuna belly, miso
Eel, monkfish liver, domyoji sticky rice, chive
Sakura shrimp tempura, edamame, sweet soy sauce
Yukashi Japanese Cuisine works for date night because the room and the food both help the evening land. Assorted 5 Kinds and Sakura Shrimp Kakiage also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 329 Google reviews.
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Share what you ordered and who it is best forFor now, Yukashi Japanese Cuisine holds a 9.6 rating across 329 Google reviews.
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Yukashi Japanese Cuisine is a Japanese restaurant located in Toronto, Toronto. Yukashi occupies a specific and under-served lane in Toronto's Japanese dining scene: a room where the kaiseki tradition is taken seriously enough that the menu's architecture — its sequence, its restraint, its refusal to compete with the neighbourhood's louder omakase theatrics — becomes the whole argument.
Yukashi Japanese Cuisine is best for date night, fine dining, omakase, special occasion, intimate, refined. Yukashi Japanese Cuisine works for date night because the room and the food both help the evening land. Assorted 5 Kinds and Sakura Shrimp Kakiage also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 329 Google reviews.
Yukashi Japanese Cuisine is in the splurge price range (splurge). Google rating: 9.6 from 329 reviews
Start with Kaiseki Style 9-course Omakase, Uni Gohan, Miso Grilled Toro and Steamed Unagi. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.
Yukashi Japanese Cuisine holds a 9.6 Google rating from 329 reviews. Yukashi Japanese Cuisine works for date night because the room and the food both help the evening land. Assorted 5 Kinds and Sakura Shrimp Kakiage also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 329 Google reviews.
Yukashi Japanese Cuisine is located at 643a Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto, ON M4S 2M9, Canada. Directions are available via Google Maps.
Yes, Yukashi Japanese Cuisine accepts reservations. You can book a table online through their reservations page.
Yes — Yukashi Japanese Cuisine is tagged for date night dining. Yukashi Japanese Cuisine works for date night because the room and the food both help the evening land. Assorted 5 Kinds and Sakura Shrimp Kakiage also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 329 Google reviews.
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